From embracing the corporate grind to volunteering and now working in a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Sharifah Faizah has led quite a colourful life. She shares more about how she got to this place in her life, the challenges and her own personal development.
Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) continues to collaborate with dormitory operators and government agencies to decorate the community care facility (CCF).
Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association (Tzu Ching) arranges online mentoring sessions for the care recipient’s children who are doing home-based learning.
Tzu Chi volunteers are supporting the community isolation facility in Tuas to ensure that there are always snacks and drinks available at the pantry while caring for the medical workers and facility workers there.
An online joint press conference was held on 5 June 2020 at Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre to hand over handmade masks to the representative from Migrant Workers’ Centre and to launch an art project for migrant workers.
Tzu Chi Singapore’s logistics team volunteers launched a meal delivery programme to deliver vegetarian meals to medical front liners and medical departments twice a week for six consecutive weeks.
In order to provide the right and suitable relief to different individuals and households during these hard times, the Epidemic Relief Programme for Tzu Chi Care Recipients was adjusted accordingly in response to the evolving pandemic situation...
To slow down the spread and reduce mortality, migrant workers staying in dormitories that are infected with COVID-19 are relocated and treated in isolation elsewhere. To thank them for their many years of hard work...
During circuit breaker, some Tzu Chi care recipients sustained themselves with only canned food and non-perishable items. Until one day, food containers filled with warmth and love arrived at their doorstep...
A Singaporean citizen became stranded in Malaysia after Malaysia declared a Movement Control Order (MCO) to stop the spreading of COVID-19 in March 2020. Due to border closure of both countries...
Tzu Chi responded to local apparel manufacturer CYC’s face mask donation programme by inviting volunteers to produce tens of thousands of face masks for migrant workers in Singapore.
Despite the enforcement of travel restrictions in many countries amid the pandemic, a charter flight from Singapore had flown to Hualien Airport in late April to complete the collection of a rare non-relative donated bone marrow via transit without entry.
Tzu Chi Singapore has partnered with several organisations to launch a fundraising campaign to provide laptops and Chromebooks for students from low income families and upgrade their wifi so that they can study without disruption at home.
Besides working from home and taking care of household matters during the circuit breaker period, volunteers spent their spare time sewing face mask covers, making full use of their skills to contribute to the society.
There are more to environmental conservation than just recycling and reducing plastic wastes. A detailed sharing by Dr. Ho Eu Chin has enlightened us on how much of wastage could be avoided in our daily lives.
Tzu Chi Singapore was invited by the NEA to take on the role of SG Clean Ambassadors to help promote and encourage the public to bring their own food containers for takeaways, reduce outings and maintain social distancing during CB period.
Tzu Chi volunteers visited several HDB blocks in search of stranded Malaysian foreign workers to hand out some daily supplies and offer comfort.
A radio program aimed to spread love and hope through the broadcasting of music, stories and experience sharing was launched by Tzu Chi Singapore at a temporary facility that shelters returning workers from China.
Tzu Chi Singapore continues to send love and blessings to doctors, nurses and healthcare provider who are coping with the challenges and changes COVID-19 has brought to the healthcare industry.
Having the strength to help others is a blessing.
Jing Si Aphorism by Master Cheng Yen
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